Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-21

answer LOT you. IL Is QOIllUS UuI pldlu,
raked, absolute, damnable perjury, and
As such it is registered in the courts OF
'eaven. That is all 1 have to say about
Ames and his election"
Here Blair walked to mis- seat, but sud
denly turning he continued: Mr.. Presl-
dent l find that there is another repre-
sentative on this floor claiming to be a
senator from Mississippi. He is stroll
| ing vagabOnd. runaway Niger from my
own state, of the name of Revels. He
occupies desk here to which the people
of Mississippi elected man who WAS
characterized by Henry Clay as the fore
most lawyer Chrlstendom had produced,
man whose mere dicts from the bench
have been quoted as authority in the NEST
| learned courts in both hemispheres, q
man whose mind has ilIumlned and made
Feffulgent American jurisprudence, man
of stainless honor, Of exalted character,
who now sits in yonder gallery viewing
with contempt and scorn this mockery OF
free government, but the name OF
| Sharkey needs not sest ID this senate to
add one laurel to his fame. l know Whist
l have said NAV subject me to expulsion
from this floor, but l have uttered what
know to be true, and fear no conse-
quences."
When he had finished, Conkling obtained
the floor, and for a qua ter of an hour
poured forth a stream ( f those matchless
sentences such as no other American WAS
ever master of except Edgar a. Poe. He
was exceedingly severe upon Blair, and
when he finished he went into the cloak
room, where Blair at once sought him,
and advancing upon him with eyes fash
| ing and breast heaving, said: "You -
white-livered, white-headed Albino, if
you do not at once return to the senate
and make public apology for what you
have said concerning me l will cut your
ears off," COnkling was and is brave
man, but the bravest man might quail be-
| fore the terrible wrath of Frank Blair,
who never made threat that he did not
execute, and the result was that Conk-
ling went into the chamber, obtained the
floor, and said that he regretted that the
senator from Missouri had regarded as
personal remarks that he had used to
characterize political policy advocated
| by the Democratic party.
Several DAYS later Ames addressed the
senate and read speech written by his
father-in- law, old Ben Butler, in which he
Closed, Blair took the floor, and with q
look of unuttersble contempt aud witner-
| ing sCOrn, merely said: "Mr. President,
the quarrel is cold" No Grafton could
nave had more effect, and the half-dCzen
| syllnbles branded the word coward in
| ineffacabie characters upon the brow Of
Ames.
| Logan was a most garTUlous senator
| His speeches would fill volumes and there
were few occasions when he engaged in
debate that he did not indulge IL
personalities, but when Blair entered
the lists Black Jack was as calm as q
! May morning. 1t was q subject of re.
mark that Blair courted such rencounters
| but Logan never INDUCED him and nc
outbreak occurred between them. There
is no doubt that Logan was q fear
less man, but he did not want quarrel
with Frank Blair. 1t was the old case OF
Commodore Perry and Captain Shaw
Both ha1 gained immortal glory in the
naval service 10 the last war with EUg.
land, and both were known to be men OF
desperate courage. On one occasion
Perry insul ed young officer in the
navy, who sent him challenge. Perry
refused to fight because the challenger
was beneath him in rank Shaw, who
/ was friend Of the yonng officer, sent
| Perry 4 challenge and remarked that
| Paddy Shaw WAS the equal of Perry any
day, but as there was no real cause of 8
| quarrel between them Perry declined. sc
it was with Logan. He was not afraid o.
the devil, but he did not relish quarre
with Frank Blair.